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Bushwhack (Verb)

Wait in hiding to attack.

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

The guerrilla soldiers moved stealthily through the forest, ready to bushwhack the enemy patrol at dawn.
The group of robbers set up an ambush near the isolated farmhouse, planning to bushwhack the unsuspecting traveler.
The pirates sailed close to the unsuspecting merchant ship, waiting to bushwhack their prey when they least expected it.
Historical records suggest that the Native Americans often used tactics such as bushwhacking to take down the colonists.
Years later, the veteran recounted the horrors he faced during the war, especially the day his unit got bushwhacked by the hidden enemy soldiers.

Cut one's way through the woods or bush.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

We had to bushwhack through the dense underbrush to reach the secluded waterfall.
The explorers knew they would have to bushwhack for hours to reach the summit of the mountain.
He bushwhacked through the forest to get to the old cabin before nightfall set in.
Their only choice was to bushwhack through the thick jungle to find their way back to civilization.
After losing the trail, the hikers had to bushwhack through the overgrown woods to find their way back.

Live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla.

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.